Knockback: 1

Knockback: 1

90 mins | Jan. 27, 1985

In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life and applies to become a voluntary prison visitor. Several years later their paths cross.

Knockback: 1

90 mins | Jan. 27, 1985

Knockback: 1
In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life and applies to become a voluntary prison visitor. Several years later their paths cross.
Producers
Original title Knockback: 1
Directors Piers Haggard
Writers Shirley Cooklin, Peter Adams, Brian Phelan

Cast

Pauline Collins

as Sylvia

Yee San Foo

as Alan's Wife

Peggy Aitchison

as Alan's Mother

Dominic Tang

as Alan's Son

Geoffrey Edwards

as Judge

David Webb

as Defence Counsel

Eric Mason

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Roy Pattison

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Howard Lew Lewis

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Terry Gurry

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Ray Jeffries

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Martin Oldfield

as Wandsworth Prison Officer

Hugh Evans

as Lawyer

T.R. Bowen

as Sylvia's Lover

Kathleen Michael

as Sylvia's Mother

Natasha King

as Ruthie (Age 7)

Ryan Freedman

as Adam (Age 5)

Peter John

as Phil Strode

Sally Lahee

as Mary Wood

Graham Lines

as Jonathan Lee

Diana Rayworth

as Jenny

John Fowler

as George Burns

Martin Heller

as SSB Officer

John Michael McCarthy

as SSB Officer

Bill Rourke

as SSB Officer

David Voss

as SSB Officer

Stanley McGeagh

as SSB Officer

Paddy Joyce

as Dobbs

Hilary Sesta

as Dobbs's Wife

Leslie Grantham

as Peter

Steven Whinnery

as Prisoner

Brian Coburn

as Prisoner

David Shawyer

as Prisoner

Roger Heathcott

as Senior MO

Sid Thomas

as Arthur

Bill Armour

as Ian McKinley

Iain McColl

as Gartree Prisoner

Roy Boutcher

as Parkhurst Governor

Phil Rowlands

as Officer

Derek Ware

as Officer

Martin Phillips

as Prisoner

Maurice Bush

as Prisoner

Tony Rohr

as Prisoner

John Rowe

as Gartree Governor

Richard Avery

as Officer

David Landberg

as Officer

Mike Savage

as Officer

Kevin White

as Officer

Arnold Peters

as Officer

Kay Gallie

as Radio Interviewer

Michelle Mulvany

as Ruthie

Timothy Jessel

as Adam

Victoria Williams

as Woman in Minibus

Clare Ruane

as Woman in Minibus